2010.07.29
The 7 people who can restart the Internet
By Michael Hardy
ICANN picks the team that will reignite the fire shoud it go out
Call them this era's Magnficent Seven. Seven people around the world hold the keys to the Internet, uniquely charged to restart the global network should a terrorist attack, hacking event or other calamity put it out of commission.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers developed the plan and chose the seven keyholders, according to a report at NewScientist.com. Each person holds only part of the key. and five of them must come together to restart the servers that power the heart of the Internet.
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